Mounting device for wall mirrors



March 4, 1952 JONES 2,588,009

MOUNTING DEVICE FOR WALL MIRRORS Filed Sept. 25, 1948 INVENTOR. Norman 13 Jones ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 4, 1952 MOUNTING DEVICE FOR WALLMIRRORS Norman B. Jones, Toledo, Ohio, assignor to The ToledoPlate & Window Glass Company, Toledo, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application September 25, 1948, .Serial-.No. 51,'278- This invention relates adapted to be mounted on walls, particularly walls of public places such as lavatories in oilice buildings, filling stations and theaters.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a mirror which can be mounted snugly against a wall.

Another object is to provide a mirror which when mounted snugly against a wall is locked thereon in such manner that it cannot be removed by anyone who does not possess the secret of the manner in which it is mounted.

Still another object is to provide a mirror which after it has been mounted snugly .against a wall can be tilted laterally to achieve plumbness.

Another object is to provide a mirror which can be mounted snugly upon a wall with no screws or other fastening devices visible.

And a further object is to provide a mirror having the above enumerated attributes which is economical to manufacture and durable in use.

These objects and other advantages will be more clearly understood by reference to the drawings, in which:

Figure I is a face view of the mirror of my invention showing the same as mounted on a wall, the wall being shown as broken away.

Figure II is a view in perspective showing the back of the mirror which has been removed from the wall.

Figure III is a cross-sectional view taken substantially on the line IIIIII of Figure I.

Figure IV is a greatly enlarged view in perspective of the fastening bracket.

The faceof the mirror of my invention consists of a sheet of glass I, the back of which is silvered and thencovered with a protective coat of paint. overlying the silvered and painted back of the sheet of glass I are layers of paperboard 2 which in turn are covered by a sheet metal back 3. The glass I, the paperboard! and the sheet metal back 3 are held together by a frame 4 which is channel shaped in cross section to receive the edges of the glass, the paperboard and the sheet metal back.

The sheet metal back 3 has a sunken panel 5 formed at its center, the sunken panel being vertically elongated and located within a recess in the paperboard. The upper half of the panel is occupied by a clip 6 having the general shape of an isosceles trapezoid, the lateral edges of which are bent over to form inwardly facing, upwardly converging channels I and 8. The clip 6 is secured in the sunken panel 5 preferably by spot to mirrors of the type welding, and the dimensions of. the channels I and 8 are such that they do not extend beyond the outer plane-of the sheet metal back 3.

A fastening bracket 9 is provided for co-operative engagement-with the clip 6, thefastening bracket also being of isosceles trapezoidal shape and having laterally extendingwings .or flanges II) and II to be received in the channels 'I and '8. The fastening bracket 9 is constructed ofheavy sheet metal and is stiffened by transversely extending ribs I2 and I3 along its top and bottom margins, and the flanges Ill and II liein a plane offset from the plane ofthe main body of the bracket. In order that the bracket 9 may be secured to a wall, it is pierced by openings I4 and IS, the upper opening I4 being round. and the lower opening I5 being transversely elongated.

When the mirror of my invention is to be mounted upon a wall, the fastening bracket 9 is secured to the wall by screws passing through the openings I4 and I5. The mirror first is lifted into such position that the lower end of the sunken panel 5 covers the fastening bracket when the mirror is pressed against the wall. The mirror then is slid downwardly along the wall so that the channels I and 8 embrace the flanges I 0 and II.

Because of the similar isosceles trapezoidal shapes of the clip 6 and the fastening bracket 9, the channels I and 8 engage the flanges III and II with wedging effect, the upward convergence of the channels I and 8 being so gradual that the fastening bracket 9 is wedged tightly between them. With the mirror thus supported upon a wall, it is possible to swing the lower end of the mirror sidewise to a limited extent because the screw passing through the lower elongated opening I5 in the fastening bracket 9 does not prevent the lower end of the fastening bracket from being moved sidewise.

The clip 6 is so firmly wedged upon the fastening bracket 9, however, that the mirror cannot be lifted even though it be pushed upwardly with considerable force. The wedge lock between the clip and the fastening bracket can be loosened readily by a person who has been properly instructed by rapping the bottom of the mirror, whereupon the mirror may be slid vertically upwardly until the fastening bracket 9 again occupies the lower end of the sunken panel 5 and the mirror is released to be moved outwardly from the wall.

The embodiment of the invention herein shown and described is to be regarded as illustrative only, and it is to be understood that the invention there being a clip secured to the panel and located within the space overlying the upper portion of the panel, and 'a cooperating bracket adapted to be fastened to a wall and to extend into the space overlying the lower portion of the panel, said clip and bracket having convergin channels and flanges adapted to engage each otherwith wedging action when said mirroris moved downwardly while said bracket extends into the space overlying said panel.

2. A mirror having a back consisting of a sheet of metal formed with a substantially rectangular panel sunk below the exterior surface of the sheet, there being a clip secured to the panel and located within the space overlying the upper portion of the panel, and a cooperating bracket adapted to be fastened to a wall and to extend into the space overlying the lower portion of the panel, said clip and bracket having converging channels and flanges adapted to engage each other with wedging action when said mirror is moved downwardly while said bracket extends into the space overlying said panel, said mirror comprisin a glass plate with a reflective coating spaced from said back'by a layer of relatively soft material, said layer of softmaterial having a substantially rectangular recess which contains said panel.

1 '3. A mirror having a back consisting of a sheet of metal formed with a substantially rectangular panel sunk below the exterior surface of the sheet,

there being a clip secured to the panel and 16- cated within the space overlying the upper portion of the panel, and a cooperating bracket adapted to be fastened to a wall and to extend into the space overlying the lower portion of the panel, said clip and bracket having converging channels and flanges adapted to engage each other with wedging action when said mirror is moved downwardly while said bracket extends into the space overlying said panel, said mirror comprising a glass plate with a reflective coating spaced from said back by a layer of relatively soft material, said layer of soft material having a substantially rectangular recess which contains said panel, said bracket being provided with a pair of openings for screws or the like, at least one of said openings being elongated to permit tilting adjustment of said mirror when said bracket is attached to a wall by such screws or the like and said mirror is supported by said bracket.

NORMAN B; J0NEs.

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